Protect your pipes.

Reduce runoff by creating opportunities for water to soak into the ground or be collected.

Rain barrels and cisterns collect rainwater allowing for its reuse later for watering landscape. With less water running off of your property, there are fewer opportunities for pollutants to be washed into our stormwater network and eventually into our streams!

For Businesses:

Dry cleanup methods, such as shoveling or sweeping, pick up the debris and help prevent stormwater pollution.

Close the lid! Keep dumpster and grease container lids closed to avoid trash from blowing out and from filling with rain water.

If you spill outside, clean it up using dry clean up methods. Sweep up and/or use absorbent materials, but NEVER hose the spill off into a storm drain.

Arlington County is happy to provide its businesses with the materials provided in the Business Resources sidebar as reminders of best practices to avoid polluting our waterways. Contact Aileen Winquist to request copies.